We have been travelling through a cloud. The sky has been dark ever since the war began. — Black Kettle
Although the troops have struck us, we throw it all behind and are glad to meet you in peace and friendship. — Black Kettle
All we ask is that we have peace with the whites. We want to hold you by the hand. You are our father. — Black Kettle
We were once friends with the whites but you nudged us out of the way by your intrigues — Black Kettle
I want you to give all these chiefs of the soldiers here to understand that we are for — Black Kettle
I once thought that I was the only man that persevered to be the friend of the white man — Black Kettle
But we want peace, I would move all my people down this way. I could then keep them all quietly near camp. — Black Kettle